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Fine Wind, Clear Morning
Woodblock print by Hokusai
| Fine Wind, Clear Morning | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Katsushika Hokusai |
| Year | c. 1830–1832 |
| Type | Ukiyo-e woodblock print |
| Dimensions | 25.72 cm (10.125 in × 15= in) |
Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Japanese: 凱風快晴, Hepburn: Gaifū kaisei, literally South Wind, Clear Sky), also known as Red Fuji (赤富士, Akafuji),[1] is a woodblock print by Japanese artist Hokusai (1760–1849), part of his Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series, dating from c. 1830 to 1832.[2] The work has been described as "one of the simplest and at the same time one of the most outstanding of all Japanese prints".[2]
Description
In early autumn when, as the title describes, the wind is southerly and the sky is clear, the rising sun can turn Mount Fuji red.
Hokusai captures this moment with compositional abstraction but meteorological specificity, especially when compared to the res Katsushika Hokusai Biography – Facts, Childhood, Family Life ... PIWUD